rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈden-tə-ˌsīd 
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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Additional owls are lost to rodenticides and collisions with wind turbines and cars.
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at the Wisconsin Humane Society sees animals likely poisoned by rodenticide every year, including a bald eagle found in Fox Point this summer.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Not every encounter with rodenticides has an unhappy ending.
—Bydina Fine Maron, science.org, 10 July 2024
Flaco was also found to have four different anticoagulant rodenticides, or rat poison, within his system due to exposure to chemicals used to kill rodents within New York City.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
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Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at the Wisconsin Humane Society sees animals likely poisoned by rodenticide every year, including a bald eagle found in Fox Point this summer.
—Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Not every encounter with rodenticides has an unhappy ending.
—Bydina Fine Maron, science.org, 10 July 2024
Flaco was also found to have four different anticoagulant rodenticides, or rat poison, within his system due to exposure to chemicals used to kill rodents within New York City.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Rodenticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rodenticide. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: a chemical substance used to kill rodents
Medical Definition
rodenticide
noun
ro·den·ti·cide
rō-ˈdent-ə-ˌsīd
: an agent that kills, repels, or controls rodents
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